The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 52-1406566 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.2M
- Grants reported
- 101
- Median grant
- $5K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | $637.6K |
| 2024 | 47 | $580.2K |
Where The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDSTAR-GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER INC | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $232.5K |
| MEDSTAR-GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER INC | COLUMBIA, MD | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $200K |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $75K |
| JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $56K |
| NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART | LANDOVER, MD | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $50K |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC | WEST PALM BCH, FL | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $25K |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | Grace and Morton Bender Scholarship Fund | 2025 | $25K |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $25K |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | TAMPA, FL | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $20K |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $20K |
| ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY INC | GAITHERSBURG, MD | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $20K |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC | MONTGOMERY, AL | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $20K |
| THE GREATER WASHINGTON JEWISH COALITION AGAINST DO | ROCKVILLE, MD | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $20K |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC | MONTGOMERY, AL | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $20K |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | the National Portrait Gallery's Portrait of a National Gala program | 2025 | $15K |
| FORD'S THEATRE SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $15K |
| CROSSED PAWS PET RESCUE INC | AUBURNDALE, FL | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $15K |
| THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $15K |
| SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER INC | FT LAUDERDALE, FL | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $13K |
| FLAMINGO GARDENS INC | DAVIE, FL | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $10K |
| GREATER GOOD CHARITIES | SEATTLE, WA | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $10K |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | Charitable Event | 2025 | $10K |
| WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $10K |
| WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | VIENNA, VA | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $10K |
| AGAMIM CLASSICAL ACADEMY | EDINA, MN | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $10K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- GRACE M BENDER
- Address
- 2838 MCGILL TERRACE NW WASHINGTON, DC, 20008
- Phone
- 2022348010
- GRACEBENDER@ME.COM
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- REQUESTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING ACCOMPANIED BY A COPY OF IRS EXEMPTION LETTER.
- Restrictions
- NONE
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Dorothy G Bender Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.